Scores of Sound – Spring
Come join Cornish’s music department for this three-day festival featuring students, staff, and faculty. Raisbeck Auditorium April 23-25, 2024
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Early Music Seattle
Join Early Music Seattle’s Artistic Director Gus Denhard, and Executive Director Ludovica Punzi, and panelists Monica Rojas Stewart and James Falzone in a public conversation about the evolving nature of early music. Early music is becoming a welcoming place for artists and art forms that in the past have not been included in its European–centered […]
Visiting Musician Lecture: Cameron Beauchamp
Cameron Beauchamp, renowned bass vocalist and artistic director of Grammy-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth presents an in-depth look at vocal techniques from vastly different musical cultures around the world and how they influenced the work of Roomful of Teeth. Q&A to follow! Raisbeck Auditorium 12:00 pm, October 31, 2023
TRIO GUADALEVIN: DIASPORA EN DIÁLOGO
Panel in Partnership with the Music Department of Cornish College for the Arts Trío Guadalevín explores the musical dialogue between Indigenous, European, and African cultures that define Latin American identity. The Trio moves seamlessly between the past and present, employing a mix of contemporary, folkloric, and historic melodies sung in Spanish, Arabic, Zapotec, and Ladino. […]
Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
Seattle musicians Luke Fitzpatrick, Rose Bellini, Rachel Yoder, and Jesse Myers perform Messiaen’s historic work at Raisbeck Auditorium. Come hear this chamber music masterpiece inspired by the New Testament’s Book of Revelation and the contemplation of time itself.
OPEN REHEARSAL WITH THE BUTTER QUARTET: PERIOD INSTRUMENTS IN THE CLASSICAL AND ROMANTIC ERAS
The Butter Quartet is a ground–breaking classical/romantic period string quartet that uses gut strung string instruments for composers such as Mendelsohn and Schubert. Immerse yourself in the sound world of period strings and hear the nuances that are not available on the more traditional 20th and 21stcentury string instruments.
Kronos Quartet: Q&A with Tom Baker
Legendary string quartet Kronos Quartet visits their alma mater Cornish College of the Arts for a conversation and Q&A with music faculty member Dr. Tom Baker in anticipation and celebration of their concert the same evening at the Moore Theater. This is open to the Cornish community and public, free of charge, in honor of […]
Electroacoustic Environments
Longtime SMO electronic musician and Cornish College of the Arts faculty member Marcin Pączkowski curates this concert of immersive electroacoustic music. The program reflects and interrogates the darkness of the season, with live and electronic sound diffused throughout Raisbeck Auditorium‘s state of the art Meyer Sound acoustic constellation of speakers. Tristan Murail’s classic spectral work Winter Fragments depicts scenes of a Northeast winter, Agata […]
Fall Music Faculty Showcase
Kicking off the season, our esteemed music faculty will present an evening of outstanding performances, showcasing their exceptional skills and diverse repertoire in a stage reading.
Pamela Z & loadbang: Music In-Residence Concert and Q&A
Cornish College of the Arts is proud to present our Spring 2025 Music-In-Residence Program – a multi-day program that connects current Cornish Music Students with internationally renowned musicians sponsored by Carol and Brian Gregory. This semester, we are proud to host Pamela Z and loadbang on campus where they will provide mentorship and guidance to […]